Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (as a gift), to present
2.
to confer, to bestow, to award
Godan-aru verb (special)
1.
to give, to confer, to bestow(honorific language, usually kana)
2.
to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor(honorific language, usually kana)
noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新
noun, no-adjective
1.
heart(anatomical term)
2.
guts, nerve, cheek, gall, spine
3.
central part
sutando
Common word
noun
1.
stands, bleachers
2.
stand (e.g. newspaper stand), counter (e.g. lunch counter)
3.
stand (e.g. inkstand)
4.
5.
station (e.g. gas station)
See also:ガソリンスタンド
na-adjective
•
sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
Other readings:
急劇【きゅうげき】
adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra
sokkuri
Common word
adverb
1.
all, altogether, entirely, completely(onomatopia)
na-adjective
2.
exactly like, just like, spitting image of(onomatopia)
desukara
Common word
conjunction
•
so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason(polite language)
See also:だから
noun
1.
manners, etiquette, propriety(only relevant for さほう)
2.
manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.), way of making
Other readings:
作法【さくほう】
noun
1.
mail service, postal service, mail, post
2.
Other readings:
〒【ゆうびん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
approval, agreement, support, favour, favor
daga
Common word
conjunction
•
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix
adverbial noun, noun
1.
avenue, street, way, road
2.
coming and going, street traffic
3.
flow (of water, air, etc.)
4.
transmission (of sound), reach (e.g. of voice)
5.
fame, reputation, popularity
6.
the same status or way, as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
7.
understanding, comprehension
counter
8.
counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, types
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day after tomorrow
All readings:
明後日【あさって】
、明後日【みょうごにち】
noun
1.
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
See also:音 (おん)
noun, suffix
2.
precept, lesson, one's teachings
See also:処世訓 (しょせいくん)
Other readings:
訓【くに】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
cloth, fabric, material, texture
2.
dough, batter
3.
inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours
4.
unglazed pottery
5.
skin with no make-up
6.
uncoated metal
Other readings:
素地【きじ】
noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
刀【とう】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2.
to corrode, to weather, to crumble
3.
to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
4.
to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
5.
to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
See also:気が腐る (きがくさる)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
6.
to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
See also:やがる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to lose a bet(archaism)
8.
to be drenched, to become sopping wet(archaism)
noun
1.
riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery
no-adjective
2.
enigmatic, mysterious
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal, telecommunications
auxillary suru verb, noun, adverb, to-adverb
•
to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience(usually kana)
Other readings:
いらいら《苛苛》
、いらいら《刺々》[1]
、いらいら《刺刺》[1]
、イライラ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, no-adjective
1.
effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
noun
2.
effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
See also:音響効果 (おんきょうこうか)
paipu
Common word
noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe
noun, na-adjective
•
strangeness, abnormality, disorder
noun
1.
nature
na-adjective, noun
2.
natural, spontaneous, automatic
adverb, to-adverb
3.
naturally, spontaneously, automatically
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
superior, first-class, excellent, top quality
interjection
2.
(that's) just fine!, bring it on!
adverb
1.
2.
3.
4.
Other readings:
やはり《矢張》[1][2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on
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